High School Profile

About Our High School Program

School Mission

Our mission is to assist parents in training their children to love the Lord their God with all their hearts, souls, and minds. Using a classical methodology and proven curriculum, the mission of PCS is to provide students the necessary tools to acquire, comprehend, express, and defend knowledge from a Biblical worldview and to equip them to fulfill the calling God has for their lives.

Student Enrollment

302 students are enrolled at Providence. The Upper School comprises 101 pupils. PCS welcomes students of any race, sex, religion, and national or ethnic origin.

Class Size

The average PCS classroom does not exceed 17 students. By maintaining a small class size, PCS teachers are able to develop and maintain strong relationships with each student.

Schedule

The PCS Upper School employs a college-style schedule which operates Tuesday through Friday and consists of 60-75 minute classes. The unique calendar places a premium on student efficiency, organization, and productivity.

Accreditation

PCS is accredited through the Classical Latin School Association.             

Faculty

Our Upper School faculty consists of 17 teachers, all of whom hold bachelor’s degrees, with half holding advanced degrees.

House System

All upper school students are placed into one of three houses for the purposes of camaraderie, service, and friendly competition. Through our house system, our students gain valuable leadership, fellowship, and community service opportunities.

Academic Year Structure and Grading Scale

The academic year consists of three trimesters. Only final grades are recorded on the student transcript. Grades and course weight are assigned according to the South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy: 90-100 (A); 80-89 (B); 70-79 (C); 60-69 (D); and <60 (F). Grade point average is computed on a scale using all academic courses credited toward high school graduation. Class rank is based on cumulative GPA. All students in the class will be included in the rank, which will be printed on the final transcript at the end of each academic year from grades 8-12.

Selected Courses and Readings within the PCS Curriculum

Classical Studies & CHRISTIAN STUDIES

• Greek Drama/Church History: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides; selections from Classical Literary Criticism, The Story of Christianity

• Philosophy/Apologetics: Cicero’s On Obligations and The Republic and The Law, C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity, Tim Keller Reason of God

• Augustine/Hermeneutics: City of God

• Dante/Worldviews: The Divine Comedy, Living at the Crossroads

English

• English I Honors: Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, Poetry & Prose

• English II Honors: To Kill A Mockingbird, Julius Caesar, The Scarlett Letter, British Tradition II

• English III Honors: Pride & Prejudice, Hamlet, Anna Karenina, British Tradition III

• English IV Honors: A Tale of Two Cities, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Jane Eyre

• English 101 Dual Enrollment

• English 102 Dual Enrollment

Latin

• Latin Advanced Honors

• Latin Translations Cicero Honors: Gallic War

• Latin Translations Caesar Honors: Orations

Formal Logic & Rhetoric

• Logic: Traditional Logic I & II

• Rhetoric: Aristotle’s Rhetoric

American/Modern Studies

• American History I: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

• American History II Dual Enrollment: Up from Slavery: Booker T. Washington, The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge

• Western Civilization Dual Enrollment: Winston Churchill’s War Leadership

• Government: Declaration Statesmanship

• Honors Economics

Science

• Honors Biology

• Honors Chemistry

• Honors Physics

• Honors Anatomy

Math

• Geometry Honors

• Algebra II Honors

• Pre-Calculus Dual Enrollment

• Calculus Dual Enrollment

• Statistics Dual Enrollment

• Personal Finance

SAT Test Prep

*If a student enrolls after their freshman year, it may not be possible to catch them up in Latin, Classical/Christian Studies, and Logic/Rhetoric. In the event these course offerings are unavailable and/or the student’s course load is excessive, we reserve the right to forego the full 26.5 credits (only in regard to the three areas mentioned above), so long as the student completes all other requirements and has the 24 units required by the State of South Carolina.